The Life of Moses (1909)

Directed by

J. Stuart Blackton

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the biblical story of Moses through five key events in his life. It was an early epic made by the Vitagraph Company and helped pave the way for longer feature films.

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What happens

The Life of Moses is a 1909 American silent epic film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Pat Hartigan, Julia Arthur and William J. Humphrey. A portrayal of the biblical story of Moses, it was one of a number of prestige film based on historical or religious subjects made during the era. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company, a leading early film studio. Relating five different events in Moses' life, it lasted five reels. It met great resistance from movie theater owners, who preferred shorter films that allowed them to change their audience much faster. Although often shown in five separate parts, the successful screening of the entire film in single sittings was influential in the gradual move away from short one or two reel films towards feature film production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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